Ashraful Huda
Ashraful Huda | |
|---|---|
| 22nd Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police | |
| In office 15 December 2004 – 7 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Shahudul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hadis Uddin |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Children | Shamsul Huda Romel |
Ashraful Huda is a former Bangladesh police officer who served as the Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police during 2004–2005.[1]
Career
Huda served as the principal of Bangladesh Police Academy from 1996 to 1997.[2]
Huda took charge the Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on 8 April 2003 after his retirement as deputy inspector general of police.[3][1] He left the position of IGP when his contract expired on 7 April 2005.[4]
2004 Dhaka grenade attack case
Huda was serving as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner during the incident of 2004 Dhaka grenade attack that killed 19 and injured over 200 others.[5][6] He went abroad on the day of the attack.[5] In July 2011, 30 people were added to the supplementary charge sheets of the grenade attack case which included Huda's name.[7] Huda had appealed to a Dhaka court to discharge him from the cases twice in August and November the same year, but they were rejected.[8] In March 2012, Huda was charged and faced up to life-term imprisonment.[5][9] He was granted bail the next month.[10][11][12]
Personal life
Huda has a son, Shamsul Huda Romel. He was jailed by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in Dhaka in 2015 in connection with a Yaba pills case.[13]
References
- ^ a b "President pardons Shahudul Haque : Ashraful Huda new IGP". The Daily Star. 2004-12-15. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Former Principal". Bangladesh Police Academy. Archived from the original on 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Govt yet to act on verdict against IGP : Lobbying on for the post". The Daily Star. 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Mohammad Abdul Quaiyum made new IGP". bdnews24.com. 2005-05-04. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ a b c "Tarique, Babar indicted". The Daily Star. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "'Deliberate attempts to destroy Aug 21 attack evidence'". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "The accused". The Daily Star. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "Bail petitions of 2 ex-IGPs rejected". The Daily Star. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "Aug 21 Grenade Attack Cases: Trial completes after 14 years". The Daily Star. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "6 former cops granted bail". The Daily Star. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "I took charge just 3 hours before incident". The Daily Star. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "Four accused including two ex-IGPs hear charges". The Daily Star. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "Ex IGP's son sent to jail". The Daily Observer. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2018-11-07.